Moondog seeks advice on making best chips ever. Do you do the twice fried thing? How about soaking to remove starch? What is all that about?

[moondog]

All of it. I don't know why but that's what my mother did and her chips were perfect.

Oven chips?

Soaking and twice fried?
Does temp. change or wot?

I've heard of those.

No chips in this house.

Our local chippy won the 'best chips in the UK'award. I go there.
HTH

Oven chips?
OVEN CHIPS???

It is dh's birthday party and kids and I doing hamburgers,chips and cake (oh and Champagne) but haven't made chips in years.

Yes. Soaking and twice fried. Bring the fat temperature back up. It's something to do with the first fry cooking the inside of the chips and the second browning them. And it helps if there's a full mooon...

Honestly I don't really know but you do get better chips if you do it that way.

peel chop into fat things rinse in cold water. sit in cold water for 10 while the oil heats up and do in shallow fry pan. perfect and delish

Ok nkf. I'll give it a whirl.
If i never come back, you know I've burnt the keenel down.

Macdonalds?

You need certain types of potato I think. Can't remember which ones. Not poncy potatoes though.

Are you using lard?

Only joking.

Moony.... it's incredibly simple!

Toffs! Top of Muswell Hill. Blardy gorgeous!

As the grand daughter of a master chip-fryer:

1. Soak chips in cold water for at least 20 minutes, then dry throroughly in a clean tea towel.
2. Meanwhile, pre-heat oil to 160C
3. Fry your soaked and dried chips until they begin to turn a light golden colour.
4. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
5. Heat oil to 180C/190C. Fry chip again until crisp and golden.
6. Shake them onto a baking tray lined with crumpled kitchen paper, sprinkle with salt and eat immediately

I do this 2 or 3 times a year, and my family adore me for it!

chips according to that scientific cook blokey...OMG i had his name a minute ago!!!

OK
Step one, has to be maris piper (apparently it has to be less than 40% water!)
Step 2, peel and chop into big chip shapes (too small and they soak up too much fat and too large and they dont cook properly!)
Step 3, boil in salted water till JUST about to break up
step 4, pour onto a cooling rack and place in fridge to chill for 20 mins (fluff edges slightly)
Step 4, fry in oil at 180 degrees till JUST starting to colour
Step 5, put back on cool rack and in fridge again for 20 mins.
Step 5 finish frying in oil at 180 degrees

VOILA PERFECT CHIPS

Alternitively and i recommend this....GO TO THE CHIP SHOP!!!!

Twice friend definitely if you want crispy on the outside, fluffy in the middle. Soaking advisable too but I'm no expert.

Babypowder has the right idea. You have no idea how adored it makes you. Mayonnaise alongside and you are number uno.

the best chips are done in animal fat. Can kills at 20 paces but very tasty.

Dot,my children have been to MaccyD's quite often enough this decade thank yew very much.

Righto,general consensus amongst those who seem to know what they are on about. Splendid ladies, thanking yew all.

you can make your own oven chips you know.

cut fairly thick and rince first, then par boil for approx 4 minutes then drain. pre-heat oven to 220 degrees c, drizzle the chips with a little ground-nut oil and place on a baking tray for approx 15-20 minutes. turn halfway through cooking.

I do buy oven chips but these are just as easy to make.
and I did have a deep fat frier once but chucked it on the basis it was a bastard to clean.

I meant fried, not friend, obviously.
Mayonnaise nkf? Surely you mean ketchup.

I have ketchup,pickles,American mustard,onion rings,tomatoes and lettuce.
Oh and cheese slices.

Sorry. Couldn't resist. I thought the thread you started recently about them going was blardy hilarious.

Ahem. Won't mention it again.

Actually the chips are now the only thing I can eat at Macdonalds, as they're gluten-free! (I know, nothing else free, just gluten-free...).

[Disclaimer: ds's only go when a renegade grandparent take them]

chips need mayo! That's a heart attack in in mouthful